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Fire Underneath Bay Bridge Briefly Blocks Eastbound Traffic

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A fire burning underneath the Bay Bridge just west of Treasure Island snarled eastbound traffic Tuesday afternoon as the San Francisco Fire Department worked to douse the flames.

The CHP San Francisco Twitter account posted a photo at 2:44 p.m. that showed smoke emanating from underneath the span. The post said that eastbound traffic was blocked.

About 10 minutes later, the CHP reported that the fire was out but eastbound traffic lanes remained blocked due to first responders at the scene.

A Sigalert issued at 2:50 p.m. stated that both eastbound lanes 4 and 5 have been closed to traffic.

Lanes reopened shortly after 3 p.m.

Fire under the Bay Bridge eb west of Treasure Island. SFFD on scene and working to put out fire . Traffic eb currently blocked. pic.twitter.com/QEV7GUOYiE